Alvaro Saborío
| Date of birth | 25 March 1982 |
| Place of birth | San Carlos |
| Nationality | Costa Rica |
| Weight | 77 kg |
| Height | 1.83 m |
| Position | Forward |
Club history
| Team | Joined | Left | Loan / Trialist |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deportivo Saprissa | 01 Jul 2001 | 01 Jul 2006 | |
| FC Sion | 01 Jul 2006 | ||
| Bristol City | 01 Sep 2009 | 17 Feb 2010 | L |
Club stats
| Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-06 | Deportivo Saprissa | FIFA Club World Cup | 1 | ||||
| 2009-10 | Bristol City | FA Cup | 2 |
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| 2009-10 | Bristol City | League Championship | 11 | 8 |
2 |
4
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Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
Club matches
| Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Dec 2005 | Deportivo Saprissa v Liverpool | L | 0-3 | FIFA Club World Cup | Semi-final |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
International stats
| Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-03 | Costa Rica | Central American and Caribbean Games | 2 | 2 |
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| 2002-03 | Costa Rica | International Friendly | 1 | 2 |
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| 2003-04 | Costa Rica | Copa America | 1 | 3 |
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| 2003-04 | Costa Rica | FIFA World Cup | 2 |
1 |
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| 2003-04 | Costa Rica | International Friendly | 2 | 1 |
2 |
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| 2003-04 | Costa Rica | Olympics | 4 | 1 |
9 |
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| 2004-05 | Costa Rica | FIFA World Cup | 1 | ||||
| 2004-05 | Costa Rica | Olympics | 3 | 1 |
1 |
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| 2005-06 | Costa Rica | FIFA World Cup | 4 | 2 |
2 |
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| 2005-06 | Costa Rica | International Friendly | 3 | 2 |
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| 2006-07 | Costa Rica | CONCACAF Gold Cup | 4 |
1
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| 2006-07 | Costa Rica | Four Team Tournament | 2 | 2 |
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| 2006-07 | Costa Rica | International Friendly | 3 | 2 |
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| 2007-08 | Costa Rica | FIFA World Cup | 1 | 1 |
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| 2007-08 | Costa Rica | International Friendly | 3 | 1 |
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| 2008-09 | Costa Rica | FIFA World Cup | 6 | 2 |
3 |
1
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1
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| 2009-10 | Costa Rica | CONCACAF Gold Cup | 2 | 2 |
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| 2009-10 | Costa Rica | FIFA World Cup | 5 | 1 |
2 |
2
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| 2010-11 | Costa Rica | International Friendly | 1 | ||||
| 2011-12 | Costa Rica | FIFA World Cup | 2 | 4 |
1
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| 2011-12 | Costa Rica | International Friendly | 2 |
1
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| 2012-13 | Costa Rica | CONCACAF Gold Cup | 3 | 1 |
1
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| 2012-13 | Costa Rica | Copa Centroamericana | 2 |
1
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| 2012-13 | Costa Rica | FIFA World Cup | 7 | 3 |
3 |
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| 2012-13 | Costa Rica | International Friendly | 2 | ||||
| 2013-14 | Costa Rica | FIFA World Cup | 1 | 2 |
1 |
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| 2013-14 | Costa Rica | International Friendly | 1 |
1 |
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| 2014-15 | Costa Rica | CONCACAF Gold Cup | 1 | 1 |
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| 2014-15 | Costa Rica | International Friendly | 3 | 4 |
3 |
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| 2015-16 | Costa Rica | Copa America | 1 |
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| 2015-16 | Costa Rica | FIFA World Cup | 1 | 3 |
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| 2015-16 | Costa Rica | International Friendly | 1 | ||||
| 2018-19 | Costa Rica | CONCACAF Gold Cup | 1 | 1 |
1
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| 2018-19 | Costa Rica | International Friendly | 1 |
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| 2021-22 | Costa Rica | FIFA World Cup | 1 |
Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
International matches
| Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Oct 2002 | Costa Rica v Ecuador | D | 1-1 | International Friendly | |
| 25 Nov 2002 | Barbados v Costa Rica | W | 1-5 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Group 2 |
| 30 Nov 2002 | Costa Rica v Honduras | W | 1-0 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Quarter-final |
| 30 Apr 2003 | Chile v Costa Rica | L | 1-0 | International Friendly | |
| 08 Jun 2003 | Costa Rica v Chile | W | 1-0 | International Friendly | |
| 07 Sep 2003 | Costa Rica v China PR | W | 2-0 | International Friendly | |
| 13 Sep 2003 | Costa Rica v Belize | W | 15-0 | Olympics | CONCACAF qualifying |
| 15 Sep 2003 | Belize v Costa Rica | W | 0-8 | Olympics | CONCACAF qualifying |
| 11 Oct 2003 | South Africa v Costa Rica | L | 2-1 | International Friendly | |
| 15 Nov 2003 | Costa Rica v Guyana | W | 7-0 | Olympics | CONCACAF 2nd round |
| 19 Nov 2003 | Costa Rica v Finland | W | 2-1 | International Friendly | |
| 23 Nov 2003 | Guyana v Costa Rica | W | 1-3 | Olympics | CONCACAF |
| 12 Feb 2004 | Costa Rica v Mexico | L | 0-1 | Olympics | CONCACAF final |
| 12 Jun 2004 | Cuba v Costa Rica | D | 2-2 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF group 5 |
| 20 Jun 2004 | Costa Rica v Cuba | D | 1-1 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF group 5 |
| 08 Jul 2004 | Costa Rica v Paraguay | L | 0-1 | Copa America | Group C |
| 11 Jul 2004 | Brazil v Costa Rica | L | 4-1 | Copa America | Group C |
| 14 Jul 2004 | Costa Rica v Chile | W | 2-1 | Copa America | Group C |
| 17 Jul 2004 | Colombia v Costa Rica | L | 2-0 | Copa America | Quarter-final |
| 12 Aug 2004 | Costa Rica v Morocco | D | 0-0 | Olympics | Group D |
| 15 Aug 2004 | Costa Rica v Iraq | L | 0-2 | Olympics | Group D |
| 18 Aug 2004 | Costa Rica v Portugal | W | 4-2 | Olympics | Group D |
| 21 Aug 2004 | Argentina v Costa Rica | L | 4-0 | Olympics | Quarter-final |
| 08 Sep 2004 | Costa Rica v Canada | W | 1-0 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF 3rd stage, group 2 |
| 03 Sep 2005 | Panama v Costa Rica | W | 1-3 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF 4th Round |
| 07 Sep 2005 | Costa Rica v Trinidad and Tobago | W | 2-0 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF 4th Round |
| 08 Oct 2005 | Costa Rica v USA | W | 3-0 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF 4th Round |
| 12 Oct 2005 | Guatemala v Costa Rica | L | 3-1 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF 4th Round |
| 09 Nov 2005 | France v Costa Rica | L | 3-2 | International Friendly | |
| 11 Feb 2006 | Costa Rica v Korea Republic | W | 1-0 | International Friendly | |
| 28 May 2006 | Ukraine v Costa Rica | L | 4-0 | International Friendly | |
| 15 Jun 2006 | Ecuador v Costa Rica | L | 3-0 | FIFA World Cup | Finals Group A |
| 20 Jun 2006 | Costa Rica v Poland | L | 1-2 | FIFA World Cup | Finals Group A |
| 02 Sep 2006 | Austria v Costa Rica | D | 2-2 | FOUR TEAM TOURNAMENT | |
| 06 Sep 2006 | Switzerland v Costa Rica | L | 2-0 | Four Team Tournament | |
| 24 Mar 2007 | Costa Rica v New Zealand | W | 4-0 | International Friendly | |
| 28 Mar 2007 | Chile v Costa Rica | D | 1-1 | International Friendly | |
| 02 Jun 2007 | Costa Rica v Chile | W | 2-0 | International Friendly | |
| 06 Jun 2007 | Costa Rica v Canada | L | 1-2 | CONCACAF Gold Cup | Group A |
| 09 Jun 2007 | Haiti v Costa Rica | D | 1-1 | CONCACAF Gold Cup | Group A |
| 11 Jun 2007 | Guadeloupe v Costa Rica | W | 0-1 | CONCACAF Gold Cup | Group A |
| 17 Jun 2007 | Mexico v Costa Rica | L | 1-0 | CONCACAF Gold Cup | Quarter-final |
| 23 Aug 2007 | Costa Rica v Peru | D | 1-1 | International Friendly | |
| 09 Sep 2007 | Costa Rica v Honduras | W | 0-0 (3-2) | International Friendly | |
| 12 Sep 2007 | Canada v Costa Rica | D | 1-1 | International Friendly | |
| 22 Nov 2007 | Panama v Costa Rica | D | 1-1 | International Friendly | |
| 21 Jun 2008 | Costa Rica v Grenada | W | 3-0 | FIFA World Cup | North and Central America 2nd round 2nd leg |
| 20 Aug 2008 | Costa Rica v El Salvador | W | 1-0 | FIFA World Cup | North and Central America semi-final round group C |
| 11 Oct 2008 | Suriname v Costa Rica | W | 1-4 | FIFA World Cup | North and Central America semi-final round group C |
| 15 Oct 2008 | Costa Rica v Haiti | W | 2-0 | FIFA World Cup | North and Central America semi-final round group C |
| 19 Nov 2008 | El Salvador v Costa Rica | W | 1-3 | FIFA World Cup | North and Central America semi-final round group C |
| 11 Feb 2009 | Costa Rica v Honduras | W | 2-0 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF 4th Round |
| 28 Mar 2009 | Mexico v Costa Rica | L | 2-0 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF 4th Round |
| 03 Jun 2009 | Costa Rica v USA | W | 3-1 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF 4th Round |
| 06 Jun 2009 | Trinidad and Tobago v Costa Rica | W | 2-3 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF 4th Round |
| 10 Jul 2009 | Canada v Costa Rica | D | 2-2 | CONCACAF Gold Cup | Group A |
| 19 Jul 2009 | Costa Rica v Guadeloupe | W | 5-1 | CONCACAF Gold Cup | Quarter-final |
| 23 Jul 2009 | Costa Rica v Mexico | L | 1-1 (3-5) | CONCACAF Gold Cup | Semi-final |
| 12 Aug 2009 | Honduras v Costa Rica | L | 4-0 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF 4th Round |
| 05 Sep 2009 | Costa Rica v Mexico | L | 0-3 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF 4th Round |
| 10 Oct 2009 | Costa Rica v Trinidad and Tobago | W | 4-0 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF 4th Round |
| 14 Oct 2009 | USA v Costa Rica | D | 2-2 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF 4th Round |
| 14 Nov 2009 | Costa Rica v Uruguay | L | 0-1 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF/CONMEBOL play-off |
| 18 Nov 2009 | Uruguay v Costa Rica | D | 1-1 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF/CONMEBOL play-off |
| 29 Mar 2011 | Costa Rica v Argentina | D | 0-0 | International Friendly | |
| 12 Jun 2011 | Mexico v Costa Rica | L | 4-1 | CONCACAF Gold Cup | Group A |
| 02 Sep 2011 | USA v Costa Rica | W | 0-1 | International Friendly | |
| 07 Oct 2011 | Costa Rica v Brazil | L | 0-1 | International Friendly | |
| 08 Jun 2012 | Costa Rica v El Salvador | D | 2-2 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF 3rd Round Group B |
| 12 Jun 2012 | Guyana v Costa Rica | W | 0-4 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF 3rd Round Group B |
| 15 Aug 2012 | Costa Rica v Peru | L | 0-1 | International Friendly | |
| 07 Sep 2012 | Costa Rica v Mexico | L | 0-2 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF 3rd Round Group B |
| 11 Sep 2012 | Mexico v Costa Rica | L | 1-0 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF 3rd Round Group B |
| 12 Oct 2012 | El Salvador v Costa Rica | W | 0-1 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF 3rd Round Group B |
| 16 Oct 2012 | Costa Rica v Guyana | W | 7-0 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF 3rd Round Group B |
| 18 Jan 2013 | Costa Rica v Belize | W | 1-0 | International Friendly | |
| 25 Jan 2013 | Costa Rica v El Salvador | W | 1-0 | Copa Centroamericana | Semi-final |
| 27 Jan 2013 | Costa Rica v Honduras | W | 1-0 | Copa Centroamericana | Final |
| 06 Feb 2013 | Panama v Costa Rica | D | 2-2 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF 4th Round |
| 22 Mar 2013 | USA v Costa Rica | L | 1-0 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF 4th Round |
| 26 Mar 2013 | Costa Rica v Jamaica | W | 2-0 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF 4th Round |
| 07 Jun 2013 | Costa Rica v Honduras | W | 1-0 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF 4th Round |
| 11 Jun 2013 | Mexico v Costa Rica | D | 0-0 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF 4th Round |
| 18 Jun 2013 | Costa Rica v Panama | W | 2-0 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF 4th Round |
| 09 Jul 2013 | Costa Rica v Cuba | W | 3-0 | CONCACAF Gold Cup | Group C |
| 13 Jul 2013 | Costa Rica v Belize | W | 1-0 | CONCACAF Gold Cup | Group C |
| 16 Jul 2013 | USA v Costa Rica | L | 1-0 | CONCACAF Gold Cup | Group C |
| 21 Jul 2013 | Honduras v Costa Rica | L | 1-0 | CONCACAF Gold Cup | Quarter-final |
| 06 Sep 2013 | Costa Rica v USA | W | 3-1 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF 4th Round |
| 11 Oct 2013 | Honduras v Costa Rica | L | 1-0 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF 4th Round |
| 15 Oct 2013 | Costa Rica v Mexico | W | 2-1 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF 4th Round |
| 05 Mar 2014 | Costa Rica v Paraguay | W | 2-1 | International Friendly | |
| 10 Oct 2014 | Oman v Costa Rica | W | 3-4 | International Friendly | |
| 14 Oct 2014 | Korea Republic v Costa Rica | W | 1-3 | International Friendly | |
| 13 Nov 2014 | Uruguay v Costa Rica | W | 3-3 (7-6) | International Friendly | |
| 26 Mar 2015 | Costa Rica v Paraguay | D | 0-0 | International Friendly | |
| 31 Mar 2015 | Panama v Costa Rica | L | 2-1 | International Friendly | |
| 11 Jun 2015 | Spain v Costa Rica | L | 2-1 | International Friendly | |
| 27 Jun 2015 | Mexico v Costa Rica | D | 2-2 | International Friendly | |
| 08 Jul 2015 | Costa Rica v Jamaica | D | 2-2 | CONCACAF Gold Cup | Group B |
| 11 Jul 2015 | Costa Rica v El Salvador | D | 1-1 | CONCACAF Gold Cup | Group B |
| 13 Nov 2015 | Costa Rica v Haiti | W | 1-0 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF 4th Round |
| 17 Nov 2015 | Panama v Costa Rica | W | 1-2 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF 4th Round |
| 25 Mar 2016 | Jamaica v Costa Rica | D | 1-1 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF 4th Round |
| 29 Mar 2016 | Costa Rica v Jamaica | W | 3-0 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF 4th Round |
| 27 May 2016 | Costa Rica v Venezuela | W | 2-1 | International Friendly | |
| 07 Jun 2016 | USA v Costa Rica | L | 4-0 | Copa America | Group A |
| 05 Jun 2019 | Peru v Costa Rica | L | 1-0 | International Friendly | |
| 16 Jun 2019 | Costa Rica v Nicaragua | W | 4-0 | CONCACAF Gold Cup | Group B |
| 24 Jun 2019 | Haiti v Costa Rica | L | 2-1 | CONCACAF Gold Cup | Group B |
| 13 Oct 2021 | USA v Costa Rica | L | 2-1 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF 3rd round |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.